An architectural position of  Do Not Build  for areas of significant environmental fluctuations does not address the fact buildings will indeed be constructed within these dynamic environments. Possibly, a more empowered modus operandi is to understand how building in these turbulent environments can change the way we think of architecture and value we place on the natural environment. 

The two projects, presented as part of the Delta House series [Circle and Bar], situated in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, investigate two conditions; a vernacular building typology of the dogtrot house and a planned obsolescence of architecture in nature. These projects attempt to extract the embedded knowledge of place through a deployment of local architectural strategies and regional materials modulated through a projected building life expectancy.

Pragmatically, the dogtrot structure is typically defined by three programs, the kitchen/eating space and the sleeping

spaces, separated by an outdoor living space, all of which are covered by a singular roof. The Circle bends the dogtrot typology back onto itself in an attempt to define space within a vast wetland landscape, introducing a contoured, interior court.